China-based air taxi developer EHang has received crucial government certification to begin mass production of its EH216-S passenger-carrying pilotless aircraft. The company is the first eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) developer in the world to obtain this kind of regulatory validation for its aircraft.

Though moves to ease the operation of drones in New York City only date to last July, municipal authorities are already so habituated to deploying UAVs when occasions arise that they immediately turned to their fleet in response to Friday’s 4.8 magnitude earthquake.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is flagging constitutional concerns with police using drone technology to surveil public gatherings and the vital protections communities need to curb abuse. These questions come in light of the news that police departments have already used drones to monitor everything from large-scale public gatherings, such as parades and protests, to small, private gatherings like backyard barbeques.

Forces fighting the junta ruling Myanmar say they’ve mounted another drone strike against the military regime’s stronghold, expanding the lessons learned from Ukraine’s deft deployment of UAVs to battle the much larger and better-equipped invading Russian Army.

Air taxi developer AutoFlight is moving swiftly toward commercialization of its Prosperity electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, delivering the first model of the battery-operated plane to a company customer in Japan before it’s even certified.

Lawmakers in Missouri have joined peers on a lengthening list of states looking to ban DJI drone use by public agencies. But they’re already getting emphatic opposition from the first responders who rely on the craft for their work.

Advanced navigation and positioning technology provider Inertial Labs is developing a state-of-the-art LiDAR system for Sony’s Airpeak drone. The partnership will enhance the drone’s capabilities in various applications, including surveying, mapping, and cinematic videography.

Ukraine has continued its drone strikes on targets deep inside Russia, with new attacks seeking to seriously hobble the oil refinery assets Moscow relies on to generate funds for its two-year old invasion, as well as UAV production factories.

Red Cat Holdings is expanding its primary drone sales activity with specialized security and defense clients through a new contract worth $2.5 million, providing Teal 2 craft to a pair North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allied nations.

DJI is teasing us again. The world’s largest consumer drone maker is preparing to launch a new flying camera next week, and it has just offered a little glimpse of what’s to come on its social media channels.

Europe-based online food delivery company foodora has announced a new offering that would transform the way customers receive their favorite meals in Sweden. The company has collaborated with Swedish telecom operator Tele2 to launch foodora Air, a service that would use drones based on 5G IoT (Internet of Things) technology to deliver food from restaurants.

Reminder to anyone tempted to capture a few aerial shots of rescue efforts around Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge: Don’t even think about it. The no-flight ban on UAVs announced in the hours after the tragedy is still firmly in place.

California startup Firestorm Labs has gotten another big boost in its efforts to scale fast production of high performance drones using 3D printing, with a $12.5 million infusion led by Lockheed Martin’s venture capital unit.

DJI has released a new update for the Terra all-in-one drone mapping solution. The update tackles issues with uploading flight routes and modifying base station center point data in specific modes of Terra.

Ohio-based logistics company Drone Express says it is working to bring drone delivery service to the city of Winston-Salem in North Carolina.

DJI has released a new firmware update for its latest and most advanced action camera, Osmo Action 4. The firmware enhances the image and sound quality while squashing some pesky bugs to ensure smoother operation across the board.

Anyone doubting reports of the spiking rate of drones dropping contraband into prisons were presented with compelling evidence Thursday, when authorities in Georgia arrested nearly 150 people as part of a massive investigation into aerial drug and gun running activities into jails.

Insta360, the imaging company that has revolutionized 360-degree video and stills for the masses, has announced a significant update to its free desktop editing software Insta360 Studio. Among other things, you can now combine multiple 360 files in a single timeline and work on multiple edits simultaneously.

Ready to get your hands on DJI Avata 2? Several videos and photos of the indoor-friendly first-person view (FPV) drone have surfaced online, indicating an imminent release.

It is now illegal for anyone to pilot a commercial drone in St. Louis in what could be considered a surveillance operation without written permission from the city, thanks to a single, divisive operator.

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is launching the state’s first low-altitude UAV traffic management system (UTM) to permit safe scaling of drone operations, and eventually clear the way for routine beyond visual line of sight flights by professional service providers and public administrations.

Ever been curious about the internal workings of drone leader DJI, and how it comes up with its wide array of frequently enhanced products? The company’s head of global policy, Adam Welsh, shared a few details with DroneDJ – including a response to online suspicions that the now routine deluge of leaks on craft under development must be coming straight from CEO Frank Wang himself. (Spoiler alert: They’re not.)

Autel Robotics has released a new firmware update for EVO II drones using the V3 chipset. The software bundle packs in an important new feature, plus several bug fixes and optimizations.